Jade answers interview and reader questions on Sundays. About how long does it take you to take for you to complete a novel from concept to completion? Depends on the book. One book took me over five years to get … Continued
Jade answers interview and reader questions on Sundays. Do you have any hobbies? Reading. MUSIC is a huge hobby for me. I used to have lots of other interests, but between work, kids, and writing, I don’t have much time … Continued
Jade answers interview and reader questions on Sundays. How do you decide who your characters are going to be? My characters usually tell me, just as the story usually guides me. But when I’m actively thinking about characters, I will … Continued
What are your thoughts about book series as opposed to standalone novels? Years ago, when I realized that my writing naturally gravitated to the romance genre, I didn’t consider writing a series at all. My ideas all revolved around standalone … Continued
How much research do you do for your books? When I was working on my first graduate degree, one of my first professors told me I was a “scholar and a researcher.” I can’t tell you how proud that made … Continued
Goodreads has an author Q&A set up on their site, and every once in a while, a reader will ask me a question there. But Goodreads itself has a few questions hanging there if an author wants to answer one. I … Continued
What can you tell readers about your early writing days? Let me first say that I have always been a writer—even before middle school. Writing has always been something important to me, published or not. But, as an adult, I … Continued
Who are authors who have inspired me? The list could go on and on and on, but there are two huge inspirations. Don’t get me wrong—there are dozens of authors, living and long gone, whose stories I love and whose … Continued
I get asked a lot of questions, mostly in interviews but sometimes off the cuff from readers. I’m going to start expanding on those questions here…but if you have any questions of your own, please don’t hesitate to ask and … Continued
